Untagged Shell Records (#11374)

code/datums/records.dm

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 		age = H.age
 		fingerprint = md5(H.dna.uni_identity)
 		sex = H.gender
-		species = H.get_species()
+		species = H.get_species(FALSE, TRUE)
 		citizenship = H.citizenship
 		employer = H.employer_faction
 		religion = SSrecords.get_religion_record_name(H.religion)

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm

@@ -862,13 +862,10 @@
 	dna.check_integrity(src)
 	return
 
-/mob/living/carbon/human/get_species(var/reference = 0)
+/mob/living/carbon/human/get_species(var/reference = FALSE, var/records = FALSE)
 	if(!species)
 		set_species()
-	if (reference)
-		return species
-	else
-		return species.name
+	return species.get_species(reference, src, records)
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/play_xylophone()
 	if(!src.xylophone)

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm

@@ -661,3 +661,9 @@
 	
 /datum/species/proc/is_naturally_insulated()
 	return FALSE
+
+// the records var is so that untagged shells can appear human
+/datum/species/proc/get_species(var/reference, var/mob/living/carbon/human/H, var/records)
+	if(reference)
+		return src
+	return name

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/ipc/ipc_subspecies.dm

@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@
 	allowed_accents = list(ACCENT_CETI, ACCENT_GIBSON, ACCENT_SOL, ACCENT_COC, ACCENT_ERIDANI, ACCENT_ERIDANIDREG, ACCENT_ELYRA, ACCENT_KONYAN, ACCENT_JUPITER, ACCENT_MARTIAN, ACCENT_LUNA,
 							ACCENT_HIMEO, ACCENT_VENUS, ACCENT_VENUSJIN, ACCENT_PHONG, ACCENT_SILVERSUN, ACCENT_TTS, ACCENT_EUROPA, ACCENT_EARTH)
 
+/datum/species/machine/shell/get_species(var/reference, var/mob/living/carbon/human/H, var/records)
+	if(reference)
+		return src
+	// it's illegal for shells in Tau Ceti space to not have tags, so their records would have to be falsified
+	if(records && !H.internal_organs_by_name[BP_IPCTAG])
+		return "Human"
+	return name
+
 /datum/species/machine/shell/get_light_color()
 	return
 

html/changelogs/geeves-shell_hell.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+author: Geeves
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes:
+  - tweak: "Untagged shells now appear as Human in their employment records."